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July 10, 2009 at 5:15 am #2215819
New breed of Ads on TR
Lockedby shellbot · about 14 years, 9 months ago
Ok..todays add on the right side features a male and female staring into each others eyes..with large font saying KAMASUTRA.
Now, as my boss walks by I’m thinking this is not such a good thing… yesterday it was Mate1, a dating agency..that was bad enough..
Now its changed to IBM..much better.. is anyone else getting funky adds which is potentially going to have a negative effect on thier access to TR?
I’m actually surprised those aren’t being blocked by our filters..
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July 10, 2009 at 5:40 am #2940274
IMVU?
by dahak ii · about 14 years, 9 months ago
In reply to New breed of Ads on TR
I’m guessing teen or pre-teen site. C’mon, you gotta be kidding me. And I’m in a cube with 4′ walls! I’m with you ‘bot, this could easily be misconstrued by my manager.
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July 10, 2009 at 6:37 am #2940237
I tried that thing once
by slayer_ · about 14 years, 9 months ago
In reply to IMVU?
Completely stupid and pointless.
Weird emotes on it as well, it kept thinking I was the girl and the G.I.R.L. I was talking to was being treated as the guy, so example, at one point she picked up my character and walked around with me.
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July 10, 2009 at 5:41 am #2940273
Hah! One just got filtered
by dahak ii · about 14 years, 9 months ago
In reply to New breed of Ads on TR
Just as I posted a reply, an add was blocked. Gotta love it!
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July 10, 2009 at 6:02 am #2940261
Wow.
by shellbot · about 14 years, 9 months ago
In reply to Hah! One just got filtered
must have been hard core.. 🙂
I’ve got a Viagra one now..
I know they bring in money for TR..and thats cool..but if my boss wasn’t so laid back, I’d actually have to stop using TR during work hours “just in case”..I got a viagra one up now..i’m almost tempted to click it, just out of curiositys sake, but I won’t cause I reckon I’ll get a page with big red letters saying “this site has been blocked for….”
🙂
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July 10, 2009 at 6:07 am #2940258
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July 10, 2009 at 6:10 am #2940256
haha
by shellbot · about 14 years, 9 months ago
In reply to Curiosity killed the…
thanks..only changed it back to that one, hadn’t used it ages.
its my kitty Levi..he’s a bit “special” and not in the good way if ye know what i mean
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July 10, 2009 at 11:58 am #2941813
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July 10, 2009 at 6:24 am #2940250
This topic came up right after The Gathering
by jdclyde · about 14 years, 9 months ago
In reply to New breed of Ads on TR
and it seems since techs wanna get busy, dating sites and viagra go together and are suppose to be good matches for the people that come to TR.
I am still waiting for the first dating site that gives out a weaks supply of viagra when you sign up……. ;\
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July 10, 2009 at 6:27 am #2940246
“If you have an erection longer than four hours…..
by notsochiguy · about 14 years, 9 months ago
In reply to This topic came up right after The Gathering
…give us a call, and we’ll send you out a second date.”
]:)
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July 10, 2009 at 7:40 am #2941907
You probably don’t know why I’m laughing
by neilb@uk · about 14 years, 9 months ago
In reply to This topic came up right after The Gathering
“weaks” supply of Viagra. That is funny to this pedant.
🙂
I do like malapropisms.
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July 10, 2009 at 8:10 am #2941894
I am amused
by jdclyde · about 14 years, 9 months ago
In reply to You probably don’t know why I’m laughing
by more subtle comments…. The hidden or inside joke.
Maybe Santee has been a bad influence? :0
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July 10, 2009 at 8:14 am #2941891
I do think that you mean
by neilb@uk · about 14 years, 9 months ago
In reply to I am amused
“good” influence.
🙂
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July 10, 2009 at 8:30 am #2941885
good
by jdclyde · about 14 years, 9 months ago
In reply to I do think that you mean
at being bad…. :p
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July 10, 2009 at 6:26 am #2940248
Coincidental timing???
by notsochiguy · about 14 years, 9 months ago
In reply to New breed of Ads on TR
TR 10 year gathering in Louisville
Lots of ‘interesting’ ads getting displayed on TR
I’m thinking there is another reason why the pics from the event haven’t been made widely available quite yet–plausible deniability!
:p 😉
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July 10, 2009 at 6:34 am #2940241
well
by shellbot · about 14 years, 9 months ago
In reply to Coincidental timing???
i had a rather fetching pic of JD looking longingly at a sausage at breakfast..but i didn’t think it would be appropriate .. so i deleted it..
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July 10, 2009 at 7:16 am #2940216
For awhile I was taking screenshots
by boxfiddler · about 14 years, 9 months ago
In reply to New breed of Ads on TR
of the goofiest ones. Then, I just installed adblock plus to FF. No more ads.
Pages load a heck of a lot faster, too. 😀For those of us who cruise TR at work, there’s an entire category of ad lately that can potentially get us into trouble. I can do without that. I need my jobs.
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July 10, 2009 at 7:19 am #2940210
Think of it as a stimulus package
by notsochiguy · about 14 years, 9 months ago
In reply to For awhile I was taking screenshots
One person loses a job.
Someone is hired in at a lower salary to replace.
Takes a while to make it onto the unemployment roll, so it temporarily seems as though there was a net job gain.
We’re on the road to recovery!!
:p
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July 10, 2009 at 7:23 am #2940207
Your title made me think a different stimulus…
by ksoniat · about 14 years, 9 months ago
In reply to Think of it as a stimulus package
Not related to jobs. 😉
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July 10, 2009 at 7:25 am #2941916
Methinks…
by notsochiguy · about 14 years, 9 months ago
In reply to Your title made me think a different stimulus…
…you picked up on that quite well!
😉
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July 10, 2009 at 12:13 pm #2941808
The new spam!! Flash advertising
by cg it · about 14 years, 9 months ago
In reply to For awhile I was taking screenshots
Deadly Ernest has a thread on it.
I don’t mind the IT stuff but when it comes to dating, viagra, what’s your favorite michael jackson song, Dr Oz and the miracle pill, or those stupid ads with wome doing crunches or bouncing around in a car seat I think I would rather go somewhere else so I don’t have to look at them.
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July 11, 2009 at 10:06 am #2941604
I don’t see these ads
by nicknielsen · about 14 years, 9 months ago
In reply to New breed of Ads on TR
Maybe I’ll disable Adblock Plus just so I can.
On second thought…
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July 11, 2009 at 11:53 am #2941589
your not missing much..
by shellbot · about 14 years, 9 months ago
In reply to I don’t see these ads
must ask the IT guys if i can use a different browser..or something.. thing is we all on a fairly standard clone and they don’t like you using anything you don’t have to..
I’m one of the lucky ones, I at least have IE7..everyone else on 6..how can one live without tabbed browsing????-
July 11, 2009 at 1:21 pm #2941580
Maybe you can show them something
by jdclyde · about 14 years, 9 months ago
In reply to your not missing much..
that corporate would like?
If you can show them a valid reason to use FF with adblock and script block, they would be saving bandwidth AND secure their network better.
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July 11, 2009 at 1:32 pm #2941577
well..
by shellbot · about 14 years, 9 months ago
In reply to Maybe you can show them something
not likely..many reasons there..
but i’m sure if i asked sweetly I can get it sorted for myself..its not that we can’t have “other apps”..its just the status quo that we use MS..
which reminds me..gotta reclone my machine next week…its acting the b0ll0xs
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